Australia's greatest Indigenous sports stars

Jonathan Thurston

Captain of the Indigneous All Stars, Thurston is also skipper of the North Queensland Cowboys. He has a Premiership to his name with the Canterbury Bulldogs and two Dally M Awards. As a player he is versatile and uber-talented for a player of his size and with a growing list of accolades, Thurston is heading for greatness.

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Australia's greatest Indigenous sports stars

Plenty of Australia's biggest sporting identities have an Indigenous background. Here's just a few names that have left their mark on the sporting world.

Whew, just for a moment I thought the Big Fulla missed out too, but he was there and just as well. It ain't a list without Big Artie. I agree with Lumwana Chris tho. No Polly Farmer or Sid Jackson and from league, no John "Chicka" Ferguson and what about the "Black Flash", Larry Corowa? I think they tried too hard to get as many sports on the list instead of aiming for the best sports people.